Roma take Serie A lead with 4-0 Lecce rout as Malen stars

AS Roma have gone top of Serie A after crushing Lecce 4-0 on the second matchday, with the scoring spotlight again on Donyell Malen. As reported by L’Équipe, the Dutch forward delivered another double—finding the net in the 4th and 23rd minutes.

Double dose, top of the table

Malen’s start is becoming hard to stop. In the season opener, the same newspaper recalls that he had scored a hat-trick in Roma’s 4-0 win over Fiorentina. With the Lecce match, the numbers are striking: five goals in their first two games. L’Équipe also notes that he still missed several chances (listed as 32nd, 45+2, and 50th), though it didn’t matter given the control Roma showed.

Others add the weight

The rest of the goals came from teammates: Matias Soulé struck in the 25th minute and Rodrigo Mora—described as a recent signing from Porto—made an immediate impact by scoring his first goal in Italy at 65’.

It’s also a confidence boost ahead of a major European return. L’Équipe points out that this Roma side are now ten days away from their big Champions League comeback, traveling to Fenerbahçe after seven years away from the competition.